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Gregorian Book of Silos

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from: Jade Records

Release Date April 04, 2000
Perhaps the most wonderful chant CD ever! If you are a fan of Gregorian Chant and/or the monks of Santo Domingo de Silos, this CD is sure to please. Having listened to most of their albums, I have to say that this is probably the best.

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Ego sum Resurrectio: Gregorian Chant for the Dead

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from: Naxos

Release Date February 20, 1996
This is an recording of the Matin of the Dead and the First Mass of All Soul's Day of the Tridentine Liturgy and the Breviary.

Like all studio recording, there is a sense of sterility. These pieces were meant to be used in divine worship not as performance pieces.

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Morales: Music for Philip II

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from: Archiv Prod Import

Release Date June 09, 1998
I want to thank the reviewers of this recording almost as much as the performers and even the composer. They introduced concepts such as "wall of sound" and "Spanish gloom", which I know shaped my listening experience from the beginning. I would have never downloaded this album, if it weren't for them. If you don't analyze this music, if you just allow yourself to feel, it will slowly dissolve everything else and will start celebrating your essence in all of its greatness. Deepest music I've ever heard. Buy yourself the very best equipment you can afford, or use your ipod, just wait patiently for the feeling. This is music for the dead with the potential to make you real happy and alive. As Kant would have said, it goes right to your senses, ... Read More:

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Choral Music from the Portugese Renaissance

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from: Globe

Release Date May 22, 2006
I want to thank the reviewers of this recording almost as much as the performers and even the composer. They introduced concepts such as "wall of sound" and "Spanish gloom", which I know shaped my listening experience from the beginning. I would have never downloaded this album, if it weren't for them. If you don't analyze this music, if you just allow yourself to feel, it will slowly dissolve everything else and will start celebrating your essence in all of its greatness. Deepest music I've ever heard. Buy yourself the very best equipment you can afford, or use your ipod, just wait patiently for the feeling. This is music for the dead with the potential to make you real happy and alive. As Kant would have said, it goes right to your senses, ... Read More:

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Portuguese Renaissance Choral Music

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from: Globe

Release Date December 01, 1995
I want to thank the reviewers of this recording almost as much as the performers and even the composer. They introduced concepts such as "wall of sound" and "Spanish gloom", which I know shaped my listening experience from the beginning. I would have never downloaded this album, if it weren't for them. If you don't analyze this music, if you just allow yourself to feel, it will slowly dissolve everything else and will start celebrating your essence in all of its greatness. Deepest music I've ever heard. Buy yourself the very best equipment you can afford, or use your ipod, just wait patiently for the feeling. This is music for the dead with the potential to make you real happy and alive. As Kant would have said, it goes right to your senses, ... Read More:

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Gregorian Chant, Vol. 2

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from: Sony

Release Date June 27, 1995
I want to thank the reviewers of this recording almost as much as the performers and even the composer. They introduced concepts such as "wall of sound" and "Spanish gloom", which I know shaped my listening experience from the beginning. I would have never downloaded this album, if it weren't for them. If you don't analyze this music, if you just allow yourself to feel, it will slowly dissolve everything else and will start celebrating your essence in all of its greatness. Deepest music I've ever heard. Buy yourself the very best equipment you can afford, or use your ipod, just wait patiently for the feeling. This is music for the dead with the potential to make you real happy and alive. As Kant would have said, it goes right to your senses, ... Read More:

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Lassus: Music for Holy Week/Requiem

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from: Hyperion UK

Release Date March 10, 1997
Once again my eloquent Australian friend Stephen Guy has said most of what I would say about this recording. So I'll offer a musical companionship. If you love Renaissance vocal music, you may well find some of the same glories in very modern music. A recording you shouldn't miss is LAMENTATE by the Estonian composer Arvo Part, sung by the Hilliard Ensemble. You might also try out LAMENT by Giya Kancheli. And if you like to read before/after listening, Yasunari Kawabata's BEAUTY AND SADNESS should certainly prove worthy.

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Victoria: Requiem - Officium defunctorum (1605) / McCreesh, Gabrieli Consort

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by: Tomás Luis de Victoria, Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Consort

Release Date March 21, 2005
At first I didn't like this recording much because I thought the chants were boring & got in the way of the music, but now they're not so bad. If you like the Tallis Scholars, Orlando Consort or the Sixteen you'll probably like this recording since a few members of the choir on this disc also record with them (Donald Grieg, Robert Harre-Jones, ,Timothy Wilson, Angus Smith, Robert Evans, Francis Steele). The chants, etc don't detract so much from this recording as I first thought; I think I prefer it with them now. The parts with actual singing are outstanding; I've heard other recordings with women sopranos/altos/etc & the sound is usually brighter/lighter; this one has an all-male choir which sounds richer & darker. The opening movements (intro, ... Read More:

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Chant: Music For The Soul

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from: Decca

Release Date July 01, 2008
I listen to this in my car between stops and I love how the songs soothe my spirit, especially when hectic schedules stress me out!

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Brito: Officium Defunctorum

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from: Movieplay Classics

Release Date November 13, 1995
I listen to this in my car between stops and I love how the songs soothe my spirit, especially when hectic schedules stress me out!